Mariensäule - Marienplatz

At the center of Marienplatz is the Marian Column. It is regarded as zero for all distance measurements of Munich. Situated she was 1632 under Princely Maximilian I, as a token sign that the Swedish king Gustav Adolf the residence cities of Munich and Landshut was spared during the 30 Years War. On top of the column of red marble from a graceful Madonna, a work by the famous sculptor Hubert Gerhard. It contributes to the character of their rule orb, scepter and crown, and standing on a crescent moon with the infant Jesus in her arms. Originally Hubert Gerhard's statue for the tomb of Duke Wilhelm V created in Michael's Church. Close-up of putting at the foot of the column four glyphs of unknown artists fight the vices of mankind, the dragon symbolizes the hunger, the lion of the war, the plague and the basilisk the serpent symbolizes the unbelief. The originals of these bronzes can be seen in the town museum. Subway: U3, U6 to Marienplatz S-Bahn: S1 - S8 to Marienplatz